Overview
- Multiple people posing as HVAC or cleaning workers entered her Southeast D.C. residence Thursday and charged $4,362 for duct and fireplace cleaning that was not performed.
- The Metropolitan Police Department and U.S. Capitol Police responded, the incident is being investigated as felony fraud, no arrests have been announced, and police warned her credit card and driver’s license numbers could be compromised.
- A public incident report identifies longtime friend and aide Jacqueline Pelt as the person who spotted the visitors on Ring video, contacted police, and helped report the fraudulent charge, which the bank later canceled.
- An internal police document described Norton as in the “early stages of dementia” and referenced a caretaker with power of attorney, a characterization her office rejects, saying she employs a house manager instead.
- Field notes indicate similar solicitors tried to approach the home in August and September, and the episode has renewed scrutiny of the 88-year-old delegate’s fitness as she signals plans to run again.